Week 6 begins on Thursday night with an AFC South matchup between the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-2) and HOUSTON TEXANS (3-2) at NRG Stadium in Houston (CBS/NFLN, 8:25 PM ET).
Indianapolis goes for its fourth-consecutive victory of the season on Thursday night after a 20-13 win against Baltimore, led by quarterbackANDREW LUCK’s fourth 300-yard passing performance in five games this season.
With seven catches for 77 yards last week, wide receiver REGGIE WAYNE (13,950) surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer CRIS CARTER(13,899) for the ninth-most receiving yards all-time. Wayne needs 55 yards against the Texans on Thursday night to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer JAMES LOFTON for eighth place.
Wayne also looks to extend his streak of impressive performances against AFC South opponents. Since divisional realignment in 2002, Wayne leads all active players in receptions (376) and receiving yards (5,077) against his own division. His 29 touchdowns ranks third behind LARRY FITZGERALD (38) and ANTONIO GATES (31) for the most against division opponents since 2002.
Reggie Wayne vs. AFC South opponents since 2002:
| GAMES | RECEPTIONS | RECEIVING YARDS | AVERAGE | TOUCHDOWNS | YARDS PER GAME |
| 69 | 376 | 5,077 | 13.5 | 29 | 73.6 |
The Texans enter Week 6 following a 20-17 overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
“No loss feels good, but, like I said, we have a quick turnaround here,” says Texans head coach BILL O’BRIEN. “We’ve got to get better, and we’ve got to get better fast because we haven’t played a division game yet and we have a very big division game coming up on Thursday night in front of our home fans.”
In the loss, wide receiver ANDRE JOHNSON had five receptions for 58 yards, bringing his career total to 954 receptions. Johnson moved past Pro Football Hall of Famer ANDRE REED (951) for the 11th-most receptions in NFL history. He also reached his 950th reception in his 159th game, the second-fastest player to reach 950 receptions all-time (MARVIN HARRISON, 158 games).
Johnson needs 19 receiving yards to become the 15th player in NFL history to reach 13,000.
Running back ARIAN FOSTER rushed for a game-high 157 yards and two touchdowns in Week 5, including a one-yard touchdown run in the final minute of regulation to force overtime. Since 2010, Foster leads the AFC with 5,210 rushing yards and 45 touchdowns, including 752 yards (125.3 per game) and six touchdowns in six career matchups against Indianapolis.
Arian Foster’s rushing numbers since 2010:
| GAMES | ATTEMPTS | YARDS | AVERAGE | TOUCHDOWNS | YARDS PER GAME |
| 57 | 1,163 | 5,210* | 4.48 | 45* | 91.4* |
| *Leads AFC | |||||
WEEK 6 – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-2) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (3-2)
SERIES
| COLTS | TEXANS | |
| THURS. RECORD | 11-1-1 | 2-3 |
| SERIES LEADER | 20-4 | |
| STREAKS | Past 3 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Pagano: 3-1 | O’Brien: 0-0 |
| LAST WEEK | W 20-13 vs. Ravens | L 20-17 (OT) at Cowboys |
| LAST GAME | 12/15/13: Texans 3 at Colts 25. Indianapolis CB Darius Butler has 2 INTs & DE Cory Redding records safety. Colts RB Trent Richardson totals 102 scrimmage yards & TD reception. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 11/3/13: Colts 27, Texans 24. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 271 yards & 3 TDs to WR T.Y. Hilton (10, 58, 9), who totals 121 yards on 7 catches (17.3 avg.) | |
| BROADCAST | CBS/NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Rod Woodson, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 93 (Ind.), 92 (Hou.). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Ind.), 226 (Hou.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Luck: 147-216-1617-14-6-100.0 | Fitzpatrick: 89-137-1056-5-6-82.3 |
| RUSHING | Bradshaw: 49-250-5.1-0 | Foster: 86-404-4.7-3 |
| RECEIVING | Hilton: 31-381-12.3-0 | A. Johnson: 27-320-11.9-0 |
| OFFENSE | 439.6 | 338.0 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +1 | +4 |
| DEFENSE | 342.2 | 385.4 |
| SACKS | 4 tied: 2 | Watt: 2 |
| INTs | 3 tied: 2 | 5 tied: 1 |
| PUNTING | McAfee: 49.3 | Lechler: 47.5 |
| KICKING | Vinatieri: 48 (18/18 PAT; 10/10 FG) | Bullock: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/10 FG) |
NOTES
COLTS: In past 9, QB ANDREW LUCK has completed 247 of 368 passes (67.1 pct.) for 2,646 yards with 22 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 100 rating. Aims for 4th in row with 300+ pass yards…RB TRENT RICHARDSON had TD catch in last meeting. In only meeting (10/10/10 with NYG), RB AHMAD BRADSHAW had 89 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 22 rec.). Leads NFL RBs with 4 TD catches in 2014…Last week, WR REGGIE WAYNE (13,950) surpassed CRIS CARTER (13,899) for 9th-most rec. yards all-time. Needs 55 yards to surpass JAMES LOFTON (14,004) for 8th all-time. Has TD catch in 5 of past 7 vs. Texans. TE DWAYNE ALLEN has TD catch in 5 of past 6…LB D’QWELL JACKSON leads team with 38 tackles. Last week, LB BJOERN WERNER had career-high 2 sacks. CB VONTAE DAVIS has INT in 2 of past 3…TEXANS: In 2 career home starts vs. Ind., QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has completed 38 of 53 passes (71.7 pct.) for 377 yards with 4 TDs & 0 INTs for 116.6 rating…In 6 career meetings, RB ARIAN FOSTER has 752 rush yards (125.3 per game) & 6 TDs, including career-high 231 yards & 3 TDs on 9/12/10. Since 2010, leads AFC with 5,210 rush yards. Has rushed for 100+ in 3 of past 4…For career, WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Last week, Johnson (954) surpassed HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time. Needs 19 receiving yards to become 15th player in history to reach 13,000. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has TD or 100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5…DE J.J. WATT has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Colts. Since 2012, leads NFL with 33 sacks. LB BROOKS REED had sack in last meeting. CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH had INT in last meeting. S KENDRICK LEWIS had INT vs. Dal., 1st with Texans.
